2015 Archive Stories Blog: The Mom Blog

"Since the day we brought Ashlynn home, our 3-year-old cat, Taz, had refused to be in the same room with her. We were determined to have our fur baby get along with our baby girl, and after we followed the cat around the house every day for five months, he finally gave in. My husband and I knew this would be the start of a beautiful friendship."

Mama & Little Arleene Taylor of Tustin saw a need for on-trend silicone teething jewelry shortly after her son was born; hence, Mama & Little was born as well. Her jewelry features food-grade silicone in fresh styles and colors at prices that can’t be beat. From $18. mamaandlit

Most working parents understand the anxiety that accompanies trying to find the right child care center.In 2014, nearly 1.79 million children younger than 6 needed child care in California, according to Child Care Aware (childcareaware.org). The average annual cost of infant care in California

I woke up in the middle of the night, my sister’s feet in my face and Kim’s back pressing me into the wall, but that wasn’t the worst part: I desperately missed my mother.I crawled over the sleeping forms of my friend and sister, then navigated the dark hallway until I found the living room. I hesitated, spooked by

A lot of things happen to your body when you’re pregnant. Many of them are good (lush hair, glowing skin, plump breasts); and some of them are less than amazing (swollen fingers, stretch marks, hair in strange places).In a perfect world, we’re totally OK with all of it. We are beacons of confidence and proclaim our bodies

Despite waking every day at 5 a.m. to go through emails and plan the day before her kids get up, Jill Parkin admits to staying in her pajamas most days until it’s time to pick up her kids from school in the afternoon. She is a freelance graphic designer who spends her workday designing brand-marketing materials for a variety of Southern Ca

When marathon runner Kelley Tenny runs a race in which children can participate in shorter runs, she signs up her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son. Her husband also has taken up running and participated in his first marathon in May.Staying physically active and eating healthy foods are part of the culture of this family from Lo

Her twins are less than a year old, she already has her body back and she’s even out on the social circuit tending to her business clients.Mona Shah-Anderson keeps her priorities straight with the aid of a good man by her side. “For me, ‘How does she do it?’ really translates to ‘How do we do it?’